Victoria County History

Houses of Benedictine monks The abbey of Winchcombe 3. THE ABBEY OF WINCHCOMBE In 798 Cenwulf, king of the Mercians, began to build a great monastery at Winchcombe . 1 The church was dedicated in 811 with much splendour

Parishes Sevenhampton SEVENHAMPTON Sevenhampton is a rural parish high on the Cotswolds 9 km. east of Cheltenham . The ancient parish contained 3,377 a. 1 (1,367 ha.) mostly in a long and relatively thin band of land extending eastwards

Parishes Whittington WHITTINGTON Whittington is a small rural parish on the edge of the Cotswolds 7 km. ESE. of Cheltenham . The ancient parish, which comprised 1,479 a., 1 was a thin and elongated band of land extending eastwards

Parishes Bishop's Cleeve BISHOP'S CLEEVE The large parish of Bishop's Cleeve lay north of Cheltenham , stretching from the top of the Cotswold escarpment westwards almost as far as the Gloucester-Tewkesbury road . The ancient parish, which was 8,667

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Cases brought before the committee April 1651 April 1651 Rich. Baile, Constable, Covent Garden. 8 April 1651. Vol. A No. or p. BOND 149 100 Information that he was in Oxford in 1643, and sold goods to the King's

Entry Book May 1689, 21-31 May 1689, 21-31 Date. Nature and Substance of the Entry. Reference. May 21. Treasury warrant to Mr. Fox [Customs Cashier ] to pay Thomas Langley, late searcher of Ipswich, 22 l . for his

Entry Book September 1689, 1-15 September 1689, 1-15 Date. Nature and Substance of the Entry. Reference. Sept. 2. Order of the King in Council, dated Hampton Court, for a pension of 300 l. per an . to the Earl

Entry Book January 1691, 1-15 January 1691, 1-15 Letters Patent, Privy Seals, Royal Sign Manuals And Warrants, Treasury Warrants, Commissions, Orders, Letters, Memorials, Reports, and other Entries : all not of the nature of Treasury Minutes. Date. Nature and

Entry Book January 1692, 21-31 January 1692, 21-31 Date. Nature and Substance of the Entry. Reference. Jan. 21. Money warrant for 20 l . to Lodowick Bray for half a year to Christmas last on his pension. (Henry Guy.

COMMISSIONERS UxNDER THE POOR LAW AMENDMENT ACT. 123' YEAR ended 25 MARCH 1836. Total Money Levied. Expended for the Relief of the Poor. Expended in Removal of Pnnpers, Law Charges, &c. Payments foi, or towards County Hates. Expended for

I SPORTING INTELLcOTENCE.: I RACING NQTES AND ANTICIPATIONS. To the EDITORt of the DAILY POTe. Sir,-Witbouit bringing out the largest field of coin- petliiors that ever eosntcsted a hurdUl race, the Croydon International yet proved m most important event,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ir DER BY NOTES. 1I pT air fields turned out for the eventis decided at Derby this I f i. a~fternoonl, welee the weather was all that could he desired, and the to nI icros afforded good

SPORTING INTE LLIGENCE. I~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RACING NOTES. so thf EDITOR of t1w DAILY PoSr. Sir,-The Sandown Park meeting was brought off on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, notwithstanding the ground was very hard and covered with snow, and at no other